bread reveal!

#breadwithme part 10

(part 9 and the rest of the parts quoted below)

we had a long day and didn't get to dinner until late. chili and bread, never goes wrong 🤤

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crust: thin and crisp. super easy to cut.

interior crumb: soft, tearable, buttery aroma.

here's the crumb shot for all the bread nerds 🤓 more nerdy bread notes on what went well and what I want to do next.

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every time I bake bread, I hope to get closer to what I consider the perfect daily loaf. With this loaf, I'm getting closer but not quite there yet.

what I like about this loaf is how adding fat changed the texture so dramatically. it didn't take much time to add and made a huge difference.

I think lard wins over butter as the fat though but I want to give ghee a try. clarifying butter at home shouldn't be difficult and would make a good addition to our pantry too.

Another thing to try is to make yudane which is a method where you scald flour to gelatinize the gluten at the start of the mixing process. I haven't tried it and it seems trickier than just added butter but I'm very curious how it affects the texture and taste. while butter is delicious, I think being able to alter the taste and texture independently would be a useful technique to know.

lastly, I just want to comment on this whole breadwithme documentation. I don't even know how many words I wrote total but it felt like way too much. no wonder people make videos instead, haha. For future loaves when I try something new, I might write a #breadreport to keep a log. I think being able to go back and revisit these notes will be helpful to me and hopefully enlightening for you guys also.

If you've read this far, I really appreciate your company. If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer. happy bread days to you all! #breadstr forever 🍞 ❤️